An early morning inferno engulfed the office of Mansard Insurance Plc on Tuesday. There was a thick smoke from the company’s office located on Bishop Aboyade Cole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. What actually triggered the fire is not yet known to some people, but our reporter gathered that investigation into the inferno has begun. However,…
Former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has described the governorship primaries of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, held in Lagos on Monday as a “sham”. The former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana was defeated at the primaries by Jimi Agbaje, after he (Obanikoro) had been touted to emerge the party’s candidate based on his experience…
Jimi Agbaje has emerged winner of the governorship primaries of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State. Agbaje, a former member of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, defeated his closest rival, Musiliu Obanikoro at the primaries. He polled 432 votes as against the 346 garnered by Obanikoro. Agbaje joined the PDP barely…
Some residents of ancient city of Kano have expressed their anger over the recently apprehended aircraft belonging to Russia, which was allegedly carrying military hardware. The plane was Chad-bound when it was seized by the Nigerian government. At a protest on Monday, the demonstrators, who stormed the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, asked the…
Nigerian businessman, Sunny Odogwu, has been stopped by a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, from accessing some of his properties and his accounts with about 19 banks in Nigeria. The court also ruled that his two companies; Robert Dyson & Diet Limited and SIO Properties Limited, are affected by the judgement. The order of…
Users of the Diamond Bank Mobile App are set for a swell time of rewards as the leading retail bank in Nigeria has finalised plans to launch a new promo tagged ‘A Thousand Reasons of Smiles’. The promo is designed to reward customers as part of the celebrations that characterize the Yuletide season and will…
The Nigerian telecommunications industry has received a massive boost with the entry of a top European mobile phone manufacturer into the Nigerian market. Fly, a leading mobile phone maker in Europe, introduced its products to Nigerians and feedbacks indicate Nigerians are embracing the company very fast. With the introduction of Fly into the market, Nigeria’s…
Barely 10 days after he was presented with a brand new Range Rover Evogue SUV by his new label, Avatar, ‘Double Wahala’ crooner, Oritsefemi, has badly crashed the expensive automobile. Aproko247 reliably gathered that the singer’s vehicle, worth about N18 million, was involved in a ghastly auto accident around Barracks Bus Stop on Funsho Williams…
Come December 10, 2014, the rightful candidate to fly the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag in the 2015 presidential election will be determined. Already, the opposition party has screened those who bought the nomination forms of the APC and the arena is set to contain the gladiators. Muhammadu Buhari, Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Rochas Okorocha…
Lagos State is undoubtedly the leading state in Nigeria with its cosmopolitan nature and commercial viability. Over the years, the state prides itself as centre of excellence and there is no denying the fact that whoever would rule the state as Governor, must not only be talented, he must be experienced about issues affecting the…